Collector---Provider, cont.
DIF is provider’s interface
Made available to SWIL by:
- Publish & Harvest (via provider’s own HTTP)
- Submission to GCMD via SWIL-managed elist.
GCMD DIF creation:
- Use GUI DIF editor.
- Generate ASCII DIF, SMTP.
- Propose:
- email list; for DIF submission. SWIL part. can subscribe.
- GCMD publishes DIFs for Mercury.
- Mercury also harvests from provider’s web page.